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Medical University of South Carolina

Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, SC · City · 303 students
4
Year
Public
City
Small (<3k)
Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
About

As South Carolina’s only comprehensive academic health sciences center, the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is nationally renowned for its cutting-edge clinical research and top-tier training, particularly through its highly respected Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy. Students on the vibrant, urban campus in historic downtown Charleston benefit from a collaborative, interprofessional culture where they learn alongside peers from various medical disciplines in state-of-the-art facilities like the MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital. What truly sets MUSC apart is its exclusive dedication to healthcare education—meaning it operates without the distractions of a traditional undergraduate campus—offering prospective health-profession students highly focused, direct pathways into clinical practice and biomedical innovation just minutes from the Atlantic coast.


Wikipedia:The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is a public medical school in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. It opened in 1824 as a small private college aimed at training physicians and has since established hospitals and medical facilities across the state. It is one of the oldest continually operating schools of medicine in the United States and the oldest in the Deep South.

Location
Charleston, SC, 29425 · City campus
Nearest airport from college
JAX · Jacksonville
188 mi away
Cost

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Admissions

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Essay Requirements

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Outcomes
Median earnings (6yr)
$77,677
Median earnings (10yr)
$88,420
Median debt
$15,000
Monthly loan payment
$159
Debt range (25th–75th)
$2,500$12,500
Debt (90th percentile)
$23,962
Student Body
Men 10%Women 90%
11
:
1
Student : Faculty ratio
Students   Faculty
Pell grant recipients
11%
First-generation
19%
Median family income
$6,709
Independent students
88%
Avg age at entry
27.0
Part-time students
2%
Race & ethnicity
White
77%
Hispanic
7%
Black
8%
Asian
3%
Two or more
3%
Unknown
2%
Programs & Earnings
Bachelor's degrees by annual completions · 4yr national median earnings
Median earnings for graduates across all programs
6 years after entry
$77,677
10 years after entry
$88,420
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing188
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General15
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Institutional
Endowment
$535M
Classification
Special Focus (Business)
Undergraduate profile
Four-year, inclusive admissions
Full-time faculty
91%
Avg faculty salary
$11,127/mo
Instructional spend/student
$47,215
Federal loan rate
61%

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